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| Ebola virus virion. Created by CDC microbiologist Cynthia Goldsmith, this colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion. (Photo taken from Wikipedia) |
The medical charity Doctors Without Borders
(Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF) has announced on Monday it is facing
an unprecedented epidemic in terms of the distribution of [Ebola] cases now
scattered in several locations in Guinea.
MSF announcement followed eight confirmed cases of
Ebola reported in the capital Conakry. 78 people have been confirmed
death already as a result of the disease.
“We are facing an epidemic of a magnitude never
before seen in terms of the distribution of cases in the country: Gueckedou,
Macenta Kissidougou, Nzerekore, and now Conakry,” says Mariano Lugli,
coordinator of MSF’s project in Conakry.
